Mens Watch | Manual Wind Movement
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Brand | Breitling |
Series | Navitimer Cosmonaute |
Model Number | ab0210b4/c917/447a |
Size | Mens |
Case Material | Stainless Steel |
Dial Colour | Blue |
Bracelet/Strap | Stainless Steel Polished |
Clasp | Folding Clasp With Safety Latch |
Movement | Manual Wind - Chronometer |
Bezel | Bi-Directional Rotating |
Screw-down Crown | No |
Crystal | Scratch Resistant Sapphire |
Case Back | Solid |
Water Resistance | 30m/99ft. |
Diameter | 43mm |
Case Thickness | 13.85mm |
SPECIAL EDITION Commemorating Scott Carpenter's extraordinary accomplishment of orbiting the earth 3 times aboard the Aurora 7 capsule - this happened on May 24, 1962. The watch of choice that Mr. Carpenter wore was a Navitimer with a 24 Hour dial - which was necessary as in space there is no night or day. The watch helped distinguish between AM & PM back on earth.This watch Features:
Polished finished stainless steel case.
Solid blue dial with blue sub-dials
The time displayed in 24 hour mode (the hour hand makes 1 full rotation in a 24 hour period) - this feature was designed for space travel. Since day & night is meaningless in space Breitling developed a watch that tells time in 24 hour this help prevent the astronaut from getting confused between AM & PM.
Painted luminous Index & Arabic numeral hour markers.
Polished steel hands with luminous fill.
Printed seconds & fractions of seconds track.
Chronograph/Stopwatch functions:
Large central red seconds counter, capable of keeping time up to 1/4th of a second.
30 minute sub-dial counter located at the 3 o'clock position.
12 hour counter sub-dial located at the 6 o'clock position.
Small running seconds sub-dial located at the 9 o'clock position.
Fitted with a bi-directional turning bezel which control the "Slide Rule" aka "Navigation Computer". The Slide-Rule complication can compute different airborne calculations such as fuel consumption, climbing times & converting miles into nautical miles or kilometers.
Date window displayed between the 4 & 5 o'clock position.
Case back features the Aurora 7 capsule insignia.
Breitling in-house manufactured Manual-Wound Caliber 02, beats at 28,800 vph, contains 39 Jewels & has an approximate power reserve of 70+ hours.
This Watch has an alternate part number:
ab0210b4c917447a, AB0210B4|C917|447A